Gao Ming remembered Wan Min saying that everything Zhang Mingli had asked her to do was utterly bizarre. This Birthday Hall was probably very dangerous.
Step by step, Gao Ming finally reached the front of the line. He took out the scripture Zhang Mingli had copied by hand, but instead of placing it directly on the gift table, he glanced at the big-headed boy and the man.
Their eyes met, and Gao Ming and the man both spotted the Black Ring on the other's wrist.
"Are you Tang Hu?"
Gao Ming spoke in a low voice. A flicker of surprise crossed the young man's eyes, but his expression remained unchanged. He was remarkably composed. "How did you know?"
"I met two friends of yours, Li Zhu and Li Zhu." Gao Ming wasted no time on pleasantries. "I helped one Li Zhu deliver the townspeople's heart flesh, then helped the other lure the butcher away. They told me to come here and find you. They said you could help us."
Gao Ming deliberately said "us" rather than "me," blurring the distinction to make it sound as though they had already joined forces.
Tang Hu's reaction was muted. He merely maintained his polite smile. "Your birthday gift has been accepted. Please, come inside."
Tang Hu grabbed Gao Ming's wrist, pressing down especially hard on the Black Ring. Smiling broadly, he led Gao Ming inside, as though afraid he might run away.
To Li Zhu and Li Zhu, their captain was completely trustworthy and would never hurt them. That was why they had accepted the transformation method under his arrangements, becoming a white pig and Spirit Vision.
Gao Ming knew little about the bond between them, but judging by his first impression, Tang Hu was certainly a deeply calculating man. He never let